The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued a new proposed rule for H-1B visas on Monday that would charge a $103,265 fee for all workers seeking to gain employment in the U.S. who are subject to the annual statutory cap.
Notice of the proposed rule says the fee would be used for the federal government's costs of administering the lawful immigration system, including activities carried out by the DHS and the departments of Justice, State and Labor.
"The proposed H‑1B fee is intended to recover the costs incurred across the federal government to adjudicate, vet, and support lawful immigration programs that otherwise must be funded by taxpayers," U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services spokesperson Zach Kahler said in a release.
The move follows a federal judge's decision in June to strike down the Trump administration's previously proposed $100,000 fee for H-1B visa applications.
U.S. District Judge Leo Sorokin ruled that it was unlawful to implement a tax on visa applications, as Congress is the only legislative body with the authority to set immigration policy and taxes.

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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is preparing to revoke the business and tourism visas of up to 200,000 foreigners who have applied for or are currently seeking asylum status in the United States. If it happens, the move would be the largest single mass revocation of visas in U.S. history and would likely face legal challenges.
Unless challenged or revised, the State Department is expected to announce in the coming weeks the revocation of so-called B1 and B2 visas issued between 2016 and 2026 whose holders have sought asylum or are now seeking asylum, according to State Department documents obtained by The ******* ociated Press and two U.S. officials. The action will be taken in coordination with the Department of Homeland Security.
"We are coordinating with DHS to identify and revoke the nonimmigrant visas of foreigners who have come to the United States claiming to be short-term visitors, but then file for asylum to stay here permanently," said State Department spokesman Tommy Pigott.
He declined to comment on the number of visas that might be revoked, saying "as the process will be ongoing, the number of revocations remains dynamic and will be done on a rolling basis."
The revocations would not necessarily result in their immediate deportation, the officials said. Most of those with asylum cases currently pending would be recategorized but would lose their status as business or tourism travelers, according to the officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity because the revocations are not final yet.

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(In Aug. 14 story, corrects to attribute comment in paragraph 8 to a State Department spokesperson instead of to a named individual.)
MEXICO CITY, Aug 14 (Reuters) - Andres Manuel Lopez Beltran, a son ‌of former Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, said the United States has revoked his visa, accusing ‌Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Deputy Secretary Christopher Landau of ordering what he called a politically motivated decision.
Lopez Beltran, widely known as "Andy," made the claim in a letter to U.S. President Donald Trump that was released late on Thursday. He said U.S. authorities had provided no evidence linking him to any crime or wrongdoing.
Washington has expanded a campaign targeting Mexican officials accused of ties to organized crime. Reuters reported in October that the Trump administration had revoked the visas of at least ‌50 Mexican politicians and officials, including ⁠figures from across the political spectrum, as part of its cartel crackdown.
Visa cancellations can apply to officials engaged in drug trafficking, corruption or aiding illegal immigration, State Department officials have ⁠said.

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The team manager for the Ugandan Commonwealth Games team has told BBC Scotland News he has no idea why four boxers with the team have vanished.
Two men and two women who competed for Uganda at the Games failed to turn up for their scheduled flights home and have since turned off their mobile phones.
Media reports in Uganda suggested the four may be looking to seek asylum, but Uganda's chef de mission Godwin Kayangwe said he hoped the athletes would return home before their visas expire in October.
Police say inquiries are ongoing into a number of Commonwealth athletes who have failed to turn up for homeward flights, but it is understood little can be done until the existing visas expire.
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Jordan FA President, Prince Ali Al Hussein, has issued a scathing statement against FIFA President Gianni Infantino by openly making blackmail allegations against him.
Jordan made their first-ever World Cup appearance in 2026, but the country's joy has been shrouded in the FIFA controversies that have emerged in the aftermath of the tournament.
As national FAs are publicly withdrawing support from FIFA President Gianni Infantino after the failed FFE privatisation plan, Jordan's FA is making a much bigger allegation.
In a lengthy post on X, Prince Hussein pointed out the issues faced by Jordan fans with visas to attend the tournament, the severe taxes they need to pay in their host United States venue, and that they're yet to receive the payout from winning the FIFA Arab Cup in December 2025.
Hussein ended by revealing he was told that publicly supporting Infantino would remedy these issues over the last few months, stating that he considers that blackmail.

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The White House has staunchly defended its management of visa restrictions imposed on Iran's national football team during the recent World Cup, ******* erting that the squad's decision to base themselves in Tijuana, Mexico, rather than Tucson, Arizona, proved mutually beneficial for all involved.
Andrew Giuliani, Executive Director of the White House Task Force for the World Cup, maintained that the complex cross-border logistics operated smoothly, despite vocal complaints from Iran both during the group stage and following their elimination from the prestigious tournament.
The Iranian Football Federation had, at the eleventh hour, negotiated a move for the team's primary base camp from Arizona to Mexico. This significant relocation was largely prompted by lingering uncertainty over whether the team's players and support staff would ultimately be granted the necessary visas to enter the United States.
"It's important to point out that the Iranians chose to go to Tijuana. We were happy with that choice," Giuliani informed reporters on Wednesday. He further elaborated, "I think the Mexicans were very happy with that choice. I think the Iranians, as they said, were very happy with that choice as well."
Giuliani underscored the core objective of the White House Task Force: "I think what we tried to do here on the White House Task Force was apply common sense to making sure the athletes could have fair play on the pitch."

Iran's national football federation has hit out again over its treatment by the United States during what it named "one of the most controversial and disastrous World Cup tournaments."
Iran were eliminated in the group stage of the tournament in the US, Mexico and Canada and were subject of strict entry regulations by US authorities which also forced them to move their base camp from Arizona to the Mexican city of Tijuana.
A statement on Saturday said that a World Cup should be "a festival of football, of the friendship between nations and mutual respect - and not a platform for political interference, discriminating practices, racism and unprofessional behaviour.
“What took place during this tournament was in clear contradiction to the spirit of football and to the principles that FIFA has always been committed to upholding."
Iran's team was only allowed short stays in the US for their matches and some delegation members were not granted visas at all as coach Amir Ghalenoei said they were the most "oppressed" team and captain Mehdi Taremi spoke of a "disaster World Cup" after their exit following three draws.

Iran's elimination from the 2026 FIFA World Cup made one person very happy.
Due to the ongoing war between the USA and Iran, the latter's 2026 FIFA World Cup participation came as a shock to many.
After all, the US is hosting the tournament alongside Mexico and Canada. Speaking of the two teams in the tournament, the USMNT is gearing up for the Round of 32 while Iran has already been eliminated.
Department of Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin recently shared his first reaction to Iran's World Cup elimination in an interview with Sports Business Journal.
"I'm just glad they're done, and they're not coming back. I was so happy when we were able to pull their visas and said they could leave the US soil, and I might've sung a song or two or maybe even danced a happy dance," Mullin said.

Sporting his Mexico team jersey, soccer fan Alan Romero got up at 4 am on Sunday to drive from Tijuana to Los Angeles, just so he could cheer for Iran in its World Cup match against Belgium.
The 35-year-old is one of hundreds of Mexican supporters who went to SoFi Stadium to watch a match that, on first glance, had nothing to do with them.
Yet, the crowd leapt with joy when Iran's Team Melli nearly scored against Belgium's Red Devils, before the referee disallowed the goal for being offside -- earning a chorus of whistles.
"Our second team for this World Cup is Iran," Romero told AFP, taking pride in Tijuana managing to host the Iranian team at the last minute, after a series of off-field issues kept them from their US-based training camp.
With the United States' and Israel's war against Iran as a backdrop, the Persian squad has voiced complaints of unfair treatment over US visas, travel times and equity with other teams.

Co-hosts the United States powered into the knock-out stages of the World Cup after swatting aside Australia 2-0 on Friday and sending fans in Seattle wild.
Supporter trepidation that the home side might not be strong enough to escape Group D has been transformed into a growing belief the could do some damage in the knock-outs.
All the controversy before the World Cup about ticket prices and visas is now on the back burner in the US after Mauricio Pochettino's team deservedly made it two wins from two.
"It was a fantastic game again, very good first half. I think we dominated the game," the coach said. "When the draw happened in December I thought it was very difficult. The players were amazing."
On the excitable US fans, the Argentinian added: "I think we are matching Argentina."

Co-hosts the United States powered into the knock-out stages of the World Cup after swatting aside Australia 2-0 on Friday and sending fans in Seattle wild.
Supporter trepidation that the home side might not be strong enough to escape Group D has been transformed into a growing belief they could do some damage in the knock-outs.
All the controversy before the World Cup about ticket prices and visas is now on the back burner in the US after Mauricio Pochettino's team deservedly made it two wins from two.
Cameron Burgess put Folarin Balogun's cross into his own net after 11 minutes, meaning the US became the first team to benefit from an own goal in successive men's World Cup games.
It was added to by Alex Freeman before half-time. A video review showed he was onside before the ball ballooned up for him to head home.

NAIROBI, June 17 (Reuters) - Kenya has barred delegates from Taiwan from attending an international conference on oceans in ‌the east African country under pressure from China, Taiwan's ‌government said.
China claims democratically governed Taiwan as its own territory and opposes any treatment of the island as a sovereign state. Taiwan's government rejects Beijing's sovereignty claims.
Visas issued to Taiwanese scientists were revoked at the last minute, the Ocean Affairs Council (OAC), a Taiwan government agency, ‌said in a statement ⁠posted on X on Tuesday, adding that some participants had their passports and phones confiscated for ⁠more than 20 hours.
Kenya's foreign ministry officials and the event organisers did not respond to requests for comment.
"They (Kenyan authorities) insisted on unilaterally distorting their so-called interpretation of "One China," expanding it without limit to ‌the point of blocking our people from attending the meeting," Taiwan's foreign minister, Lin Chia-lung, told reporters in Taipei on Wednesday.

In the darkness of a market in the central Gaza Strip, where power outages are a part of daily life, a brightly lit screen showing a World Cup match holds everyone's gaze.
Dozens of men and boys stood transfixed as they watched Belgium play Egypt -- a much-anticipated fixture for Palestinian football fans eager to witness the prowess of their idol, Egyptian striker Mohamed Salah.
The 1-1 draw in Monday's match didn't dampen their spirits, with some fans climbing onto their friends' shoulders and waving huge Egyptian flags.
Smiles spread across the crowd gathered among the ruins of the Nuseirat neighourbood which, like the rest of the Gaza Strip, was devastated during the two-year war between Israel and Hamas.
"The World Cup is not a trivial event for Gazans," said Mustafa Siam, a member of the Palestinian Football ******* ociation (PFA), whose president was denied visas for the United States and Canada.

A potential agreement between the United States and Iran could have an impact on the Iranian national team’s logistics at the FIFA World Cup, though no immediate changes have been confirmed.
The issue came to light after Iran expressed concerns over their travel schedule during the tournament, with current visa rules limiting how long players and staff can remain in the United States between matches.
Those arrangements drew renewed attention this week after reports of a possible diplomatic agreement between the U.S. and Iran, prompting questions about whether Iran’s World Cup delegation could receive additional flexibility later in the tournament.
Speaking to Front Office Sports, Andrew Giuliani, who leads the U.S. administration’s World Cup task force, was asked whether any change in U.S.-Iran relations could lead to Iran’s visas being reconsidered or extended.
Giuliani said Iran’s players and coaches had been granted visas to take part in the tournament and explained that the current timing arrangement had already been agreed before the match.

Coach Amir Ghalenoei said Iran is the "most oppressed team in the World Cup" after his players were suddenly informed they must travel back to Mexico immediately after their opening game ended in Los Angeles late Monday.
It is the latest logistical nightmare for an Iran squad that arrived at the tournament being co-hosted by the United States, Mexico and Canada under the shadow of a bitter diplomatic row between Tehran and Washington.
The US -- which was in military conflict with Iran for months, until a peace deal was announced on Sunday -- refused to issue visas for some team support staff, and provided travel documents to players only at the last minute.
The team was originally intending to base its training camp in Tucson, Arizona but moved it at the 11th hour to Tijuana in Mexico due to the visa and logistical issues.
"They delayed our arrivals, (now) they are forcing us to go back early without time for recovery," Ghalenoei told journalists following a 2-2 draw with New Zealand.

Iran were poised to make a tension-filled entrance at the World Cup on Monday as European heavyweights Spain were held to a shock 0-0 draw by tiny tournament debutants Cape Verde.
After months of uncertainty surrounding their participation in the tournament following war in the Middle East, Iran were due to kick off their Group G game against New Zealand in Los Angeles at 6:00 pm local time (0100 GMT Tuesday).
Iran were initially to be based in Tucson, Arizona, but switched their training base to Tijuana in Mexico at the 11th hour as a result of ongoing tensions with World Cup co-hosts the United States over visa issues.
US authorities have refused to grant visas for several members of the Iranian delegation.
A few hours before Monday's opener at the SoFi Stadium, hundreds of protesters against Iran's ruling regime gathered outside the venue to vent their anger at Tehran's rulers.

Iran's coach Amir Ghalenoei said on Sunday political tensions and visa issues have damaged his side's preparations for the World Cup but insisted his players will not "pay attention to any of the hype."
Iran have arrived at the tournament under the shadow of a bitter diplomatic row, after the United States -- in military conflict with Iran for months -- refused to issue visas for some team support staff.
They play their opener against New Zealand in Los Angeles on Monday, marking the first time that a World Cup host has hosted a country with which it is at war.
The Iran team bus, accompanied by a police motorcycle escort, was met by a small group of anti-regime protestors at training late Sunday.
Much larger demonstrations are planned outside the stadium by members of the Iranian diaspora opposed to the nation's hardline regime, and there have been threats that the Iran team could walk off the pitch if anti-government banners are displayed.

The U.S. State Department has become a major player in the World Cup.
On the eve of the tournament, many involved are facing travel issues as they try to enter the U.S.
At least one player and referee have been held up or denied, while many team staff members and federation leaders have had their visa applications rejected. Journalists are also facing widespread denials or single-entry limits, and Iran’s federation reportedly claimed the U.S. will only let the team enter one day before any match.
The Trump administration has instituted travel policies that ban or restrict visitors from several World Cup participating countries. The administration claims some policies are in the interest of national security, while others seek to limit the spread of disease. These policies have included carveouts for players and staffers, but not fans.
“The denial of visas for journalists from certain countries, or the rejection of a visa for a coach of a team, as well as single-day visas for specific foreign national teams, this is anathema to what this tournament is supposed to be about,” New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani said Monday.

Iran’s plans for the World Cup are in disarray after claims that the national team will only be able to enter the United States on the day of their matches, with the host nation being accused of “discriminatory treatment” over visa denials.
Key members of Iran’s coaching staff have had their visas denied due to the country’s ongoing conflict with the US, with the country’s embassy in Turkey lambasting the US government for “the worst possible form of politically-biased interference in sport”.
“Why do you not say that visas were denied to a large portion of the managerial and executive staff, technical advisers, and others who are an integral part of any national football team?” the Iranian embassy posted on X, referring to an earlier announcement by the US envoy Tom Barrack that visas had been granted to players.
“You have now escalated the deliberate and discriminatory treatment against Iran’s national football team to its highest level.”
The US State Department claimed that the “visas necessary for Iran to compete in the World Cup” had been issued and ***** erted: “We will not allow the Iranian team to abuse this system to sneak terrorists into the United States under false pretences.”

BUDAPEST, June 5 (Reuters) - Hungary's government will stop issuing worker visas to employees from the Philippines, ‌Georgia and Armenia from Friday, a government ‌spokeswoman said, calling the move a first step towards regulating the inflow of guest workers.
• Prime Minister Peter Magyar's Tisza party, which ended right-wing leader Viktor Orban's 16-year rule in an April 12 election landslide, has said it ‌would stop issuing ⁠visas to workers from outside the European Union from June.
• Government to tighten employment ⁠opportunities for guest workers over what it says are concerns they are pushing down local salaries, spokeswoman Vanda Szondi told a media briefing.
• Foreign workers account for just ‌2% of Hungary's workforce based on official statistics, but some sectors, like services and manufacturing, are heavily reliant on foreign workers.
• Government to change decree allowing manpower companies to import workers in a simplified procedure ‌from the Philippines, Georgia and Armenia as of Friday.

Iran has accused the US of denying visas to "integral" members of its national football team's backroom staff, hours after Washington confirmed Iranian players had been given permission to travel to the upcoming World Cup.
US officials said visas had been issued to players and "necessary support staff" on Friday, 10 days before Iran's opening fixture in Los Angeles on 15 June.
It also said Iran would not be allowed to "abuse this system to sneak terrorists into the United States under false pretences".
Iran's embassy in Turkey accused the US of "politically biased interference in sport" by denying further visas to a "large portion of the managerial and executive staff" and "technical advisers".
A statement described the US announcement as a "whitewash", adding: "You have now escalated the deliberate and discriminatory treatment against Iran's national football team to its highest level."

Haiti return to the World Cup finals after 52 years and face the mammoth task of escaping a tough Group C.
The Caribbean nation, ranked 81st in the world, have been drawn alongside a resurgent Scotland as well as the competition’s all-time leading winners Brazil and AFCON finalists Morocco after they topped their CONCACAF qualifying group.
Les Grenadiers finished second in their second round qualifying group before topping the third round group, ahead of 2014 quarter finalists Costa Rica, despite playing their matches outside the country due to political instability.
The ongoing conflict between the Haiti administration and anti-government forces and in the capital, Port-au-Princes, which first began in 2020, has meant that the US have suspended visas for the country’s nationals.
But their diaspora residing in the host nation will be able to attend to witness their country’s historic return and focus on the football that gets underway from the 11th of June.

Iran's football team has been granted visas to enter the US ahead of the the World Cup next week, US officials have confirmed.
The approval comes just 10 days before the team's opening fixture against New Zealand, due to be held in Los Angeles on 15 June.
"The visas necessary for Iran to compete in the World Cup, including for athletes and necessary support staff, have been issued," officials said.
They added that the US would not allow the Iranian team to "abuse this system to sneak terrorists into the United States under false pretenses".
The Iranian football federation is yet to publicly comment on the visa approvals.

June 5 (Reuters) - Iran's World Cup soccer players have been granted visas to enter the United States, a White House official told Reuters on Friday, just 10 days before their first match in Los Angeles amid a conflict between the two countries.
Iran's ambassador to Mexico, Abolfazl Pasandideh, said late on Thursday the squad had still not received their U.S. visas but these were granted overnight, the White House official said.
A spokesman for Iran's World Cup federation could not be immediately reached for comment.
Tehran negotiated a last-minute move of the team's base from Arizona to Tijuana in Mexico due to the visa issues and a growing feeling in Iran that the squad’s presence in the United States should be kept to a minimum.
They are scheduled to land in Tijuana early Sunday morning.

DR Congo calls on FIFA to refund World Cup tickets amidst Ebola-enforced travel restrictions

The Democratic Republic of Congo has appealed to FIFA to reimburse supporters who bought World Cup tickets, after a recent Ebola outbreak has severely limited travel to the United States.
The World Cup gets underway in just 16 days, with millions of fans anticipated to descend upon the U.S., Canada, and Mexico, creating scheduling conflicts with other major sporting events across North America. Political complications have added to the uncertainty, with Iran now set to be headquartered in Mexico, while U.S. visas remain unresolved.
Meanwhile, an Ebola outbreak has taken hold across Africa, with authorities reporting more than 900 suspected cases and 223 projected fatalities. The U.S. has swiftly sealed its borders to specific nations across central and East Africa, directly impacting DR Congo ahead of the tournament, as per The Mirror US.
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African nation counters Trump's travel ban by prohibiting visas for Americans

With Donald Trump expanding the travel ban inspired by his first term in the White House to 20 more countries, as well as the Palestinian Authority, on Dec. 16, a total of 39 countries from different corners of the world now face either a total ban or restrictions on entering the United States.
Mali, South Sudan, Niger, Burkina Faso, Syria, and the Palestinian Authority have been added to the list of nations whose citizens cannot enter the U.S. at all, first introduced in June.
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Trump administration orders enhanced vetting for applicants of H-1B visa

By Humeyra Pamuk
WASHINGTON, Dec 3 (Reuters) - The Trump administration on Wednesday announced increased vetting of applicants for H-1B visas for highly skilled workers, with an internal State Department memo saying that anyone involved in "censorship" of free speech be considered for rejection.
H-1B visas, which allow U.S. employers to hire foreign workers in specialty fields, are crucial for U.S. tech ‌companies which recruit heavily from countries including India and China. Many of those companies' leaders threw t

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Amid a trade war and the Trump administration’s crackdown on Chinese student visas, students and U.S.-China experts fear the decrease in educational exchanges may further strain the relationship between the superpowers.

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